Letters to the Editor: East Rockaway, Lynbrook

Oct. 17-23, 2013

Posted
Thursday, October 24, 2013 11:50 am

Beware of phone scammers

To the Editor: A local firefighter received a call recently from a Long Island phone exchange. The male caller claimed he was from an organization representing New York state fire departments that collect donations to purchase fire and EMS equipment for local departments. A second firefighter received a call from apparently the same man, claiming he was raising funds for the fire department’s safety program. This is a scam, and I want to warn all our residents. The Lynbrook Fire Department first mails its annual fundraising appeal in the spring, and then goes door to door in the fall to raise funds to help support the costs of the firehouses, which are owned by the volunteer firefighters — who must pay the bills to help protect their fellow residents. We never solicit donations over the phone. Edward J. HynesChief, Lynbrook Fire Department

Sid Tanenbaum, who lived in Woodmere and owned a metal-stamping shop in Far Rockaway, where he was known more for his charitable ways than his two-handed set shot, has been honored for the past 30 years with a basketball tournament that raises scholarship money for students in the Five Towns.